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Old 09-19-2014, 05:24 PM   #30 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by 2000mc View Post
Typically def systems restrict after warnings and going down through stages. The alternitve would be not allowing the engines at all, or implementing emmision inspections now, or after everyone is swimming in smog. Where there is emmision testing, the check engine light will indirectly stop you, it just takes up to a year. Who knows, in a few years manufacturers may have to start shutting down gas engines with emmision faults as well
They could ban diesel engines. Then tractor trailers would be getting like 2 or 3mpg.
Fuel consumption on hard working heavy movers would go from barely reasonable with diesel to catastrophic with gasoline.
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